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force
Biology; Biochemistry
The manifestation of the action of one body upon another. Forces arise from the action of two bodies in contact with one another.
protocorm
Biology; Biochemistry
The mass of Cells that are produced when a seed germinates. The first stage of germination. This term is usually used in discussing orchid seed germination.
membrane skeleton
Biology; Biochemistry
The matrix of proteins and fibres that underlies the lipid bilayer of a plasma membrane; it contains actin filaments, actin-binding proteins and/or cell-specific structural proteins.
contractile ring
Biology; Biochemistry
The mechanical agent of cytokinesis, made of actin microfilaments. It is located in the cortical cytoplasm and provides the necessary force to split a single cell into two cell s.
classical pathway
Biology; Biochemistry
The mechanism of complement activation initiated by antigen - antibody aggregates and proceeding by way of C1, C4 and C2.
electron transport
Biology; Biochemistry
The mediation of oxidation of one metabolite and the reduction of another by a series of carriers, cytochromes, iron-sulphur proteins, quinones, etc.
urea cycle
Biology; Biochemistry
The metabolic pathway that receives nitrogen and carbon dioxide, as carbamoyl phosphate and aspartic acid, and synthesizes urea.